过奖

過獎
guò jiǎng
HSK 6
to over-praise, to flatter
verb

Example Sentences

你太过奖了，我只是做了一点小事。
nǐ tàiguò jiǎng le ， wǒ zhǐshì zuòle yīdiǎn xiǎoshì 。
You flatter me, I just did a small thing.
他的表扬让我觉得有点过奖。
tāde biǎoyáng ràng wǒ juéde yǒudiǎn guòjiǎng 。
His praise made me feel a bit over-flattered.
我不喜欢过奖的话，想听真实的意见。
wǒbù xǐhuān guòjiǎng dehuà ， xiǎng tīng zhēnshí de yìjiàn 。
I don't like flattery; I want to hear honest opinions.

Individual Characters

HSK 2
过guò
to pass (time), to celebrate (a holiday)
奖jiǎng
award, prize, reward

Words with similar meanings

赞美zànměi
to praise
This is a more general term for expressing admiration, without the connotation of excess or flattery.
吹捧chuīpěng
to boast/flatter
This implies excessive praise or flattery, often used in a negative context.

Words Starting With 过

过去guò qu
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
过程guò chéng
course of events; process
过分guò fèn
excessive; undue; overly
过敏guò mǐn
to be allergic; allergy
过期guò qī
to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date)

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